Manuel Orantes

Manuel Orantes
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1949-02-06) 6 February 1949 (age 75)
Granada, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1968 (amateur from 1964)
Retired1983
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,398,303
Int. Tennis HoF2012 (member page)
Singles
Career record722–292 (71.2%) in pre Open-Era & Open Era
Career titles36
Highest rankingNo. 2 (23 August 1973)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1968)
French OpenF (1974)
WimbledonSF (1972)
US OpenW (1975)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1976)
Olympic GamesF (1968, demonstration)
Doubles
Career record298–155
Career titles23
Highest rankingNo.1 1975
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1968)
French OpenF (1978)
WimbledonQF (1972)
US Open3R (1975)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1967Ch, 1970)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1971 İzmir Singles
Gold medal – first place 1971 İzmir Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1967 Tunis Doubles

Manuel Orantes Corral (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel oˈɾantes koˈral]; born 6 February 1949) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He won the US Open men's singles title in 1975, beating the defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final. Orantes reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2.

Career

On 7 September 1975 Orantes defeated top-seeded Jimmy Connors in the final of the US Open at Forest Hills, New York to win his only Grand Slam title. A year earlier, he was runner-up to Björn Borg in the final of the French Open, taking a two-set lead before Borg won the last three sets, losing just two games in total.

Overall, he won 36 singles titles, including Rome (1972), Hamburg (1972 & 1975), Canada (1975), Monte Carlo (1975), the U.S. Claycourt Championships (1973, 1975 & 1977), the U.S. Pro in Boston (1977 & 1978) and the Masters in 1976. He also reached 35 finals, including the French Open (1974), Cincinnati (1973), Monte Carlo (1970), Canada (1973 & 1974), Rome (1973 & 1975), and Hamburg (1976 & 1977).

Orantes was a stalwart member of the Spanish Davis Cup team from 1967 to 1980, earning a record of 60–27 in Davis Cup match play. He also was a member of the Spanish team which won the inaugural World Team Cup in 1978.

He also won 22 doubles titles in his career, including Hamburg in 1975 and Canada in 1974. He reached 20 doubles finals, including the French Open in 1978, Canada in 1976, and Hamburg in 1973.

Orantes was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1974 French Open Clay Sweden Björn Borg 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 0–6, 1–6, 1–6
Win 1975 US Open Clay United States Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 1978 French Open Clay Spain José Higueras United States Gene Mayer
United States Hank Pfister
3–6, 2–6, 2–6

Other significant finals

Year-end championship

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1976 Masters Carpet (i) Poland Wojciech Fibak 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 1975 Masters Carpet (i) Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Round robin

ATP Career finals

Singles: 74 (36 titles, 38 runner-ups)

Result No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1968 Kingston, Jamaica Hard (i) Netherlands Tom Okker 2–6, 4–6
Win 1. 1968 Madrid, Spain* Hard (i) Spain Manuel Santana 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 6–3, 8–6
Win 2. 1969 Macon, U.S. Carpet (i) United Kingdom Mark Cox 10–8, 7–5, 4–6, 9–7
Win 3. 1969 Barcelona, Spain Clay Spain Manuel Santana 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 2. 1969 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Spain Manuel Santana 4–6, 2–6, 3–6
Win 4. 1969 Madrid, Spain* Hard (i) Australia Barry Philips-Moore 8–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 3. 1970 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 4–6, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 1970 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 4–6, 2–6, 0–6
Loss 5. 1971 Caracas, Venezuela Clay Brazil Thomaz Koch 6–7, 1–6, 3–6
Loss 6. 1971 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay United States Clark Graebner Abandoned
Win 5. 1971 Barcelona, Spain Clay United States Bob Lutz 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Win 6. 1972 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Pakistan Haroon Rahim 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 7. 1972 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United States Cliff Richey 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Win 7. 1972 Rome, Italy Clay Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
Win 8. 1972 Brussels, Belgium Clay Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
Win 9. 1972 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Italy Adriano Panatta 6–3, 9–8, 6–0
Win 10. 1972 Båstad, Sweden Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 8. 1972 South Orange, U.S. Hard Romania Ilie Năstase 4–6, 4–6
Loss 9. 1972 Barcelona, Spain Clay Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 3–6, 2–6, 3–6
Win 11. 1973 Valencia, Spain Clay Italy Adriano Panatta 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Win 12. 1973 Nice, France Clay Italy Adriano Panatta 7–6, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 12–10
Loss 10. 1973 Rome, Italy Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 1–6, 1–6, 1–6
Loss 11. 1973 Båstad, Sweden Clay United States Stan Smith 4–6, 2–6, 6–7
Loss 12. 1973 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Mexico Raúl Ramírez Abandoned
Win 13. 1973 Louisville, U.S. Clay Australia John Newcombe 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 13. 1973 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Win 14. 1973 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay France Georges Goven 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 14. 1973 Toronto, Canada Clay Netherlands Tom Okker 3–6, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 15. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 6–2, 1–6, 6–8, 4–6
Loss 16. 1974 French Open, Paris Clay Sweden Björn Borg 6–2, 7–6, 0–6, 1–6, 1–6
Loss 17. 1974 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 1–6, 2–6
Loss 18. 1974 Toronto, Canada Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 19. 1974 Barcelona, Spain Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 6–8, 7–9, 3–6
Loss 20. 1974 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 3–6, 6–0, 5–7, 2–6
Win 15. 1975 Cairo, Egypt Clay France François Jauffret 6–0, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 16. 1975 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay South Africa Bob Hewitt 6–2, 6–4
Loss 21. 1975 Valencia, Spain Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 3–6, 0–6
Loss 22. 1975 Madrid-2, Spain Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 6–7, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 17. 1975 Bournemouth, UK Clay France Patrick Proisy 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 18. 1975 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 23. 1975 Rome, Italy Clay Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6–7, 5–7, 5–7
Win 19. 1975 Båstad, Sweden Clay Spain José Higueras 6–0, 6–3
Win 20. 1975 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay United States Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–2
Win 21. 1975 Toronto, Canada Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 7–6, 6–0, 6–1
Win 22. 1975 US Open, New York Clay United States Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 24. 1975 Tokyo, Japan Clay Mexico Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 5–7, 3–6
Loss 25. 1975 Calcutta, India Clay India Vijay Amritraj 5–7, 3–6
Win 23. 1976 Valencia, Spain Clay Sweden Kjell Johansson 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Win 24. 1976 Munich, West Germany Clay West Germany Karl Meiler 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 26. 1976 Bournemouth, UK Clay Poland Wojciech Fibak 2–6, 9–7, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 27. 1976 Hamburg, West Germany Clay United States Eddie Dibbs 4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss 28. 1976 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay Sweden Björn Borg 2–6, 2–6, 0–6
Loss 29. 1976 Pepsi Grand Slam, U.S. Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 4–6, 3–6
Win 25. 1976 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 7–6, 6–2, 7–6
Win 26. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay Mexico Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4
Win 27. 1976 Madrid, Spain Clay United States Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win 28. 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay United States Eddie Dibbs 6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 30. 1976 London, UK Carpet Mexico Raúl Ramírez 3–6, 4–6
Loss 31. 1976 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) United Kingdom Mark Cox 6–4, 5–7, 6–7
Win 29. 1976 Masters, Houston Carpet Poland Wojciech Fibak 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 32. 1977 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Italy Paolo Bertolucci 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 33. 1977 North Conway, U.S. Clay Australia John Alexander 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win 30. 1977 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay United States Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–3
Win 31. 1977 Boston, U.S. Clay United States Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 34. 1977 Barcelona, Spain Clay Sweden Björn Borg 2–6, 5–7, 2–6
Win 32. 1977 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Clay Australia Kim Warwick 6–2, 6–1
Loss 35. 1977 Manila, Philippines Hard West Germany Karl Meiler DEF
Win 33. 1978 Boston, U.S. Clay United States Harold Solomon 6–4, 6–3
Win 34. 1979 Munich, West Germany Clay Poland Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 36. 1979 Madrid, Spain Clay France Yannick Noah 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 37. 1980 Nice, France Clay Sweden Björn Borg 2–6, 0–6, 1–6
Win 35. 1981 Palermo, Italy Clay Chile Pedro Rebolledo 6–4, 6–0, 6–0
Win 36. 1982 Bournemouth, UK Clay Spain Ángel Giménez 6–2, 6–0
Loss 38. 1983 Nice, France Clay Sweden Henrik Sundström 5–7, 6–4, 3–6
  • Madrid 1968 and 1969 not listed by ATP.

Doubles: 42 (23 titles, 20 runner-ups)

Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1969 Barcelona, Spain Clay Chile Patricio Rodríguez Australia Terry Addison
Australia Ray Keldie
8–10, 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Win 2. 1971 New York City, US Indoor Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. United States Jimmy Connors
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
7–6, 6–2
Win 3. 1971 Salisbury, US Hard (i) Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. United States Clark Graebner
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–3, 4–6, 7–6
Loss 1. 1972 Kansas City, US Indoor Spain Andrés Gimeno Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win 4. 1972 Salisbury, US Hard (i) Spain Andrés Gimeno Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Czechoslovakia Vladimir Zednik
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2. 1972 Hampton, US Hard (i) Spain Andrés Gimeno Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
4–6, 6–7
Loss 3. 1972 Caracas, Venezuela Hard United States Jim McManus Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
4–6, 6–7
Loss 4. 1972 Madrid, Spain Clay Spain Andrés Gimeno Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Stan Smith
2–6, 2–6
Win 5. 1972 Brussels, Belgium Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
9–7, 6–3
Win 6. 1972 Eastbourne, UK Grass Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
8–6, 6–2
Win 7. 1972 Barcelona, Spain Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. South Africa Frew McMillan
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 8. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. United States Mike Estep
Romania Ion Țiriac
6–4, 7–6
Loss 5. 1973 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Romania Ion Țiriac West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–7, 6–7, 6–7
Loss 6. 1973 Eastbourne, UK Grass Romania Ion Țiriac Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
United States Jim McManus
4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 9. 1973 Louisville, US Clay Romania Ion Țiriac United States Clark Graebner
Australia John Newcombe
0–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 7. 1973 Indianapolis, US Clay Romania Ion Țiriac Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan
3–6, 4–6
Loss 8. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Spain Antonio Muñoz Romania Ilie Năstase
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 9. 1974 Tucson, US Hard United States Tom Edlefsen United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Sherwood Stewart
4–6, 4–6
Loss 10. 1974 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Australia Tony Roche Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Win 10. 1974 Munich, West Germany Clay Spain Antonio Muñoz West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
Win 11. 1974 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Spain José Higueras Australia Roy Emerson
Brazil Thomaz Koch
7–5, 0–6, 6–1, 9–8
Win 12. 1974 Montreal, Canada Hard Argentina Guillermo Vilas West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Loss 11. 1974 Barcelona, Spain Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–3, 0–6, 2–6
Win 13. 1974 Tehran, Iran Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 2–6, 6–2
Win 14. 1974 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas United States Clark Graebner
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–4, 6–3
Win 15. 1975 Bournemouth, UK Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. Australia Syd Ball
Australia Dick Crealy
8–6, 6–3
Win 16. 1975 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. Poland Wojciech Fibak
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
6–3, 7–6
Loss 12. 1975 Båstad, Sweden Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. Sweden Björn Borg
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
6–7, 5–7
Win 17. 1975 Indianapolis, US Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. Poland Wojciech Fibak
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
7–5, 6–0
Loss 13. 1975 Madrid, Spain Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–7, 6–4, 7–9
Win 18. 1975 Tehran, Iran Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 14. 1975 Tokyo, Japan Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–7, 4–6
Win 19. 1975 Calcutta, India Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 20. 1975 Masters, Stockholm Carpet Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Round robin
Win 21. 1976 Valencia, Spain Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Italy Antonio Zugarelli
Win 22. 1976 Munich, West Germany Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3, ret.
Loss 15. 1976 Bournemouth, UK Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Fred McNair
6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Loss 16. 1976 Montreal, Canada Hard Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. South Africa Bob Hewitt
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
2–6, 1–6
Loss 17. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. Poland Wojciech Fibak
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
5–7, 1–6
Loss 18. 1977 Madrid, Spain Clay Spain Antonio Muñoz South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 19. 1978 French Open, Paris Clay Spain José Higueras United States Gene Mayer
United States Hank Pfister
3–6, 2–6, 2–6
Win 23. 1982 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Mexico Raúl Ramírez Argentina Guillermo Aubone
Spain Ángel Giménez
DEF
Loss 20. 1982 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Spain Angel Gimenez Austria Hans Kary
Hungary Zoltán Kuhárszky
5–7, 2–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open QF A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 3–1 75%
French Open 1R 3R 4R 1R SF 2R F 1R QF A QF 4R 4R 1R A 2R 0 / 14 31–11 74%
Wimbledon 1R 1R 3R 1R SF A 4R A A A A 2R A A A A 0 / 7 11–7 61%
US Open A 2R A QF 3R 3R 2R W QF QF 1R A A A A A 1 / 9 25–8 76%
Win–loss 3–2 3–3 5–2 4–2 11–3 3–2 10–3 7–1 8–2 4–1 4–2 4–2 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1 / 31 70–27 72%
Year-end ranking 5 11 5 4 7 12 19 58 45 41 74

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